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An effort to recall three allies of the rental housing industry from the Lake Forest City Council has failed.
The California Apartment Association, in a variety of ways, helped Mayor Andrew Hamilton, Mayor Pro Tem Scott Voigts and Councilman Dwight Robinson stave off a campaign to cut short their terms.
Hamilton, Voigts, and Robinson make up a housing-friendly majority of the council.
“If we lost them to a recall, we would have seen new housing projects denied at a rapid pace. Lake Forest needs more housing, including apartments, to keep up with demand,” said Tommy Thompson, executive director of CAA… Read More
Tagged: Elections Orange County
The Orange County Register this week published the following letter by Tommy Thompson, executive director of the California Apartment Association’s Orange County Division. To read it on the Register website, click here and go to the second letter from the top.
Undoubtedly, the new year brings a time of both reflection and excitement for most of us in Orange County. Our county is fortunate to have a large and diverse supply of neighborhoods our residents can call home.
Whether it’s a craftsman-style home in Anaheim or the city of Orange, or a modern loft in downtown Santa Ana, housing choice… Read More
Tagged: Opinion
Huntington Beach officials on Monday rejected a moratorium on apartment development along an important stretch of the city.
The City Council voted 4-2, with one abstention, against halting apartment construction in the Beach-Edinger Corridor Specific Plan.
The council, however, directed staff to reduce the number of units that can be developed along the Beach Boulevard and Edinger Avenue corridors.
“This is a reasonable direction considering the alternative,” said Tommy Thompson, executive director of the California Apartment Association’s Orange County Division. “This vote came after a successful advocacy effort on the part of CAA and our coalition partners.”
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Tagged: Local government Orange County
In the above video, Tommy Thompson, executive director of the California Apartment Association’s South Coast division, discusses rental housing issues in Orange County with Lacy Kelly of the Association of California Cities. The interview will air on Cox Communications’ civic channel next week throughout Orange County.
Tagged: Multimedia Orange County
Following negotiations with CAA, Anaheim won’t make landlords pay to have code enforcement officers inspect the city’s apartments.
Under an initial proposal, the inside-and-out inspections would have cost landlords $16 per unit and been a requirement to register rental housing with the city.
After talking with the California Apartment Association, the city opted to allow landlords to do self-certifications. This involves filling out a questionnaire that ensures best practices and declaring that each unit is free of hazards.
“We were happy that the city brought a lot of stakeholders together to look at the first draft, because it needed some… Read More
Tagged: Inspections Orange County
NEWPORT BEACH — More than 330 people packed the Radisson Newport Beach Thursday, Oct. 17, for a CAA South Coast Lunch Club workshop about how The Disney Company® consistently exceeds customers’ expectations.
In a 90-minute presentation titled ”Disney’s Approach to Quality Service,” Bruce Kimbrell of Disney Institute shared the company’s time-tested best practices and how they can translate to virtually any business – including multifamily housing.
Industry partners TONUSA, Apartments.com and United Paving sponsored the event, where 23 property management companies were represented.
“We are always looking to add value for our members,” said Tommy Thompson, executive director of the… Read More
Tagged: EducationEvents Orange County